Drumstick

Drumstick — 5Crop stages

  • Pinching, intercrops and ratoon

    Fill gaps within a month. Pinch seedlings at about 75 cm height for more branches. Cowpea, bhendi and tomato can be intercropped. After harvest, cut trees back to 90 cm; they bear again in 4–5 months, and two ratoon crops can be taken — apply NPK 45:15:30 g per plant with 25 kg FYM within a week of each cut-back.

    Pending expert review
    Source
    Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Annual moringa – After cultivation; ratoon crop, pp. 115–116
    Region
    Tamil Nadu
    Last updated
    2026-11-05